Richard F. Hornchek

Tuesday

Richard F. Hornchek died on Aug. 26, 2011, at Indian River Medical Center, in Vero Beach, Fla., after a short illness. He was 75.

He was born in Trenton, N.J. and was a resident of Vero Beach for 18 years.

Richard was a graduate of Hamilton High School, Trenton State Teacher's College, and Wayne State University, where he received a Master's Degree in Industrial Arts. He also attended Howard University in preparation to become a member of the first group of Peace Corps Volunteers. He served in Cyprus for the Peace Corps from 1962 to 1964.

He was a teacher of the year in New Jersey, where he spent his teaching career at Ewing High School as an Industrial Arts Teacher.

Richard was a Lieutenant in the N.J. Army National Guard, 4th Battalion, and 112th Field Artillery.

Richard retired to Vero Beach, Fla. in 1993.

A former member of the Broad Street Park Methodist Church in Trenton, he became an active member of the Lakewood Park Methodist Church, serving on committees and generously giving of his time and woodworking talents for many improvement and maintenance projects. He was an avid fisherman and baseball fan.

He was the son of the late Signe and Frank J. Hornchek Sr., and brother to the late Frank J. Hornchek Jr.

Richard is survived by his sister, Alice Skimmons and her husband, Edward of Surf City, N.J., and his brother, David P. Hornchek of Fairless Hills. He is also survived by nine nieces and nephews, 15 great nieces and nephews and a great-great niece and nephew.

Memorial contributions may be sent to the Lakewood Park United Methodist Church, Fort Pierce, or St. Augustine of Canterbery Episcopal Church, Vero Beach.

Services will be held through the joint cooperation of the Strunk Funeral Home, Vero Beach and the Buklad Funeral Homes, Trenton, N.J.

The funeral service will be held at the Buklad Funeral Home, Park Avenue and South Broad Street, Trenton, N.J. on Friday, Sept. 2, 2011, beginning with calling hours at 10 a.m. and concluding with a service at 11 a.m. Father Michael W. Goldberg of St. Augustine's will be officiating.

An online guestbook is available at the Web site listed below. Strunk Funeral Home,

Vero Beach, Fla.

www.strunkfuneralhome.com

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